penpals for 5th grade CA class

[kenplacer]

I'm looping a 4th grade multi-ethnic class up to 5th and searching for a penpal class from another state in the U.S. I want to develop writing and US Geography skills, and of course hopefully a new friend will come out of the experience for the students.
I prefer to use snail mail (although we can discuss this), send letters monthly, and since I'll have approx. 30 kids I need a class of over 25. Look forward to a response by mid-August. thanks
Ken

[musicbug]

Ken,
I'd like to try to match our two classes. However I'm not sure how many children I will have. I know cap is 25. The school is quite crowded so I'm expecting to have 25-27 students. I teach fifth grade in a small suburb in Rhode Island about 10 miles from Providence and 50 miles from the metro Boston area. I don't know if my class profile comes close enough to meet your needs. Snail mail will work best for us as well.
Kim

[This message has been edited by musicbug (edited 08-02-2002).]